Mikkel Eide Eriksen wrote:
Hi Bob, John,
Here's the script. I've attached it as it is rather small, hopefully it
won't clog up this high-traffic list too bad :-)
It was never meant for publication, so parts of it make assumptions.
I've tried to add some comments where I could remember that special
consideration was needed. One thing is it assumes that the entire file
that it's working on is one single census transcript.
The main part is line 80 and onwards.
If I remember correctly, the script works rather well at creating the
individuals themselves, but the created families need extra scrutiny.
For instance, it may add resident servants as children of the house
they're serving in. Or if a father & daughter live in the same house and
are both widowed, they may end up married.
Hopefully you can use it, and good luck with your respective projects!
Mikkel,
That is a very useful example. I can easily see how the basic records
are constructed from this. It was also useful that you labeled some of
the key texts with comments in English.
What will be interesting is the difference in determining family
relationships. The files I have contain a specific column for spouse,
but nothing that links parent and child. Obviously they were not meant
to be used this way.
Thank you,
Bob McConnell
N2SPP
